Whieeletree-coitnector



I. KROGMAN.

WHlFFLETBEE CONNECTOR.

APPLlcmoN man MAR. ls. |919.

Patented Dec. 9, 1919.

' INVENTOR.

WI TNES'SES ATTORNEY.

Jon KROGMAN, or New Hannon, Iowa.

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Speeication of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 9,1919.

Application led March 18, 1919. Serial No; 283,298;

To all whom t muy concern:

Be it known that I, Jon KROGMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at New Hampton, in the county of Chickasaw and State of Iowa,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Whiiiietree-Connectors, of which the following is a specification.

The invention provides novel means for connecting a whiie-tree to a'pole or tongue whereby to prevent the swingle-trees from trailing uponthe ground or coming in contact with the heels or back legs of the teamhitched to a wagon or the like to be drawn over the road or othersurface.

In accordance. with the invention provision is had for disposing thewhiiiietree at dierent relativeelevations according to the character ofthe load, the construction being such as to admit of the change beingeasily and quickly effected.

The drawing illustrates a preferred embodiment of the invention.However, it is to be understood that in adapting the saine to meetdifferent conditions, various changes in the form, proportion, and minordetails of construction may be resorted to without departing from thenature of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Referring to the drawing hereto attached,

Figure 1 is a detail view in elevation showing the invention applied toa pole or tongue which is hitched to the runners of a sled.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the parts i to a pole or tongue 1 which maybe hitched to any type of vehicle to be drawn by means of a team. Asillustrated the pole or tongue 1 is connected at its rear end to a crosspiece 2 which in turn is coupled to the runners 3 of a sled. A hammerstrap 4 is connected at its rear end to the pole or tongue 1 andinclines upwardly and forwardly, thence parallel with the pole or tongueto a short distance, as indicated at 5. An auxiliary strap 6 is securedat its rear end to the inclined portion of the hammer strap 4 andinclines upwardly and forwardly and terminates in a portion 7 whichparallels the portion 5 of the hammer strap 4E. A strap 8 is placed uponthe pole or tongue 1 and an end -portion curves rearwardly, thenceforwardly, as indicated at 9, the upper end'of the curved portionunderlapping and making contact with the rear portion Vof the part 5 ofthe hammer strap. A clip 10 connects the curved portion 9 of the strap 8with the pole or tongue, the upper portion of the clip 10 extendingforwardly and engaging openings near thev edges of the part 9, asindicated most clearly in Fig. 3. A bolt or like part 11 passes throughthe forward portions of the several straps 7, 5 and 8 and through' thepole or tongue 1 and is adapted to receive spacing elements l2. The boltor like part 11 also receives the whitlietree 13.

The spacing elements 12 consistof blocks of circular form which arecentrally apertured toy receive the'bolt or fastening 11. Each of theblocks 12 is of a length corresponding to the thickness of thewhiiie-tree so that said whifle-tree may be adjusted upon the bolt 11 tooccupy any one of three positions. As indicated in Fig. 1 thewhifle-'tree is disposed above the forward por tion 5 of the hammerstrap and below the forward portion 7 of the auxiliary strap. Y

The whifHe-tree may be adjusted so as to occupy the position of eitherone of the spacer elements 12 so that one of such elements may be eitherbelow or above the Whittle-tree. The construction is such as to admit ofthe whifie-tree being adjusted to different relative positions accordingto the nature of the load. For a light load it is preferred to have thewhiiie-tree occupy the vhighest position above the pole or tongue. For aheavier load it is desirable to have the whiflie-tree occupy anintermediate position which is nearer the pole or tongue. For a heavyload the whiflie-tree should be supported directly upon the pole ortongue. By adjusting Vthe whiiiie-tree to different relative elevationsit has been found that the swingle-trees do notftend to trail upon theground or strike the heels or back legs of the team.

The foregoing'description and the drawing have reference to what may beconsidered the preferred, or approved form of my invention. It is to beunderstood that I may make such changes in construction and arrangementand combination of parts, materials, dimensions, et cetera, as may proveexpedient and fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is l. In combination, a pole or tongue, ahammer strap, an auxiliary strap having its forward portion spaced fromthe forward portion of the hammer strap, a fastening supported in thepole and the forward portions of the straps, a whiflie-tree adjustableon the fastening and spacing elements mounted upon the fastening andinterchangeable with the Whittle-tree to admit of the latter occupyingdiferent elevation relatively to the pole.

2. In combination, a pole, a hammer strap, a second strap having itsrear portion curved upwardly and forwardly, a

JOE KROGMAN.

lVitnesses MARTHA L. KEMMAN, E. W. BENNETT.

